tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32537618.post786473245006870287..comments2023-08-26T03:10:26.242-07:00Comments on Geezer Chronicles: You Call THAT Music?aAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02781609606261382365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32537618.post-57745661329363398342009-05-18T19:14:00.000-07:002009-05-18T19:14:00.000-07:00Amen, brother Geezer. You took the words right out...Amen, brother Geezer. You took the words right outa my mouth. On a positive note. I was encouraged to hear that the recent James Taylor concert in downtown Houston sold out shortly after the tickets went on sale. Just shows to go you that there's still a market for real talent -- ballads with a universal message that feature real musicianship and skillful lyrics. Never forget the first time I heard Bobbie Gentry sing "Ode to Billie Joe." That song, and her performance of it is just pure, beautiful art. It never grows old or trite. It's the sort of stuff that pseudo recording artists of today can never generate because they have no real talent.Rob V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11365046428431463232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32537618.post-49021324606658458342009-05-17T14:32:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:32:00.000-07:00>>> My point is, that musicianship is get...>>> My point is, that musicianship is getting passed over for a decent hook, over-produced music and a cute face/fancy dance moves. <<<<br /><br />[face turning red] <I>Must. Resist. Urge. To go on multi-page rant...</I>Well, the Carter years gave us overproduced dancy disco crap. Now we have what you described, plus the hip-hop junk where no actual instruments are necessary. Just rip a sample off an old pop tune and talk about shooting people and sit back while it goes Platinum. <br />/end minor rant<br /><br />Remember how Peart's drums pretty much wrapped all the way around him? I once saw a documentary where they put a nickel-sized piece of tape on the "sweet spot" of each drumhead and cymbal. There were fiber-optic cameras on Peart's sticks, which showed that he was hitting the target every time. Even the stuff behind him. Crazy.<br /><br />And even if these noise makin' kiddies do become great, I can't see any of them comin' up with the trippy poems that the Moody Blues liked to insert into their material. That would require literacy. Ain't gonna happen.innominatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365636738022339985noreply@blogger.com